Always fascinated by the names of streets in his hometown (Milwaukee, WI) even as a teenager, former librarian Carl Baehr did a massive amount of research and then finally put pen to paper to came up with “Milwaukee Streets: The Stories Behind Their Names” in 1995, a self-published book that has since been reprinted several times. He’s currently working on another book, the history of the Irish in Milwaukee.
Of his experience as a self-published author, Baehr says, “Writing the book was fun, selling it was hard work. And let me tell you, it isn’t easy for a self-published author to get noticed by the chain bookstores.” He also hopes to sell copies of his new book to libraries and other organizations of a historical and genealogical nature. More here .
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